Its not easy to close a school, especially schools that have been community pillars for generations. Broward County Public Schools has been going through that process for more than a year, and now Miami-Dade County Public Schools is doing the same thing for the same reason: declining enrollment.  The school board will vote next month on a proposal to ...

New body camera video is shedding light on the moments after a student was sexually battered on the campus of Florida Memorial University earlier this year and after a suspect was arrested in the attack. The attack happened back in January and set off an intense manhunt that ended in the arrest of the accused attacker, 30-year-old Steven Rivers. The ...

A man accused of shooting two people during an armed robbery in Port St. Lucie over the weekend was arrested on Tuesday, police said. Norrien Casminski, 18, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and was wanted for attempted second-degree murder, robbery with a firearm, and grand theft. According to Port St. Lucie Police, on Saturday, officers ...

A recall has been issued for two popular brands of potato chips, with a number of flavors impacted because some of their ingredients may be contaminated with salmonella. The voluntary recall, issued May 4 by Utz Quality Foods, affects a handful of Zapp’s and Dirty brand chips, according to a news release from the Food and Drug Administration. According ...

Marcello Hernandez keeps on repping Miami. The Cuban-Dominican comedian and SNL star walked the red carpet at the Met Gala for the first time on Monday night, alongside his girlfriend, architect Ana Amelia Battle Cabral. The pair exchanged pleasantries with livestream host La La Anthony in Spanish, before Hernandez not only spotlighted a South ...

The new congressional map signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday has attracted its second legal challenge in as many days. Equal Ground Education Fund, a voting rights group, and 18 Florida voters filed suit against the new map within hours of it becoming law. Three more groups Common Cause, an ethics watchdog, the League of Women Voters of Florida, and ...

A 90-year-old woman was airlifted to the hospital after she was rescued from a Hialeah house that went up in flames on Tuesday, officials said. Firefighters responded to the home in the 5300 block of West 14th Avenue just after 11 a.m. and encountered an active fire and heavy smoke, Hialeah Fire Department officials said. When they searched the home, ...

A teen who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing her boyfriend during an argument in Miami in 2024 is in court on Tuesday for her sentencing. Jahara Malik, 18, was charged with manslaughter for stabbing and killing her boyfriend, 17-year-old Yakheim Lollar, after the two got into an argument near Northwest 6th Court and 61st Street on Dec. 20, 2024. She ...

Whether you eat Mexican food all the time or suddenly find yourself craving it when Cinco de Mayo rolls around each year, the annual holiday is a celebration of Mexican culture and food. Cinco de Mayo, which falls on May 5, commemorates the anniversary of Mexicos victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. This year, Cinco de Mayo also ...

After Spirit Airlines announced it was shutting down the company over the weekend, over 4,000 employees in Florida were laid off, records showed. According to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act records posted on Monday, 4,853 employees across three South Florida airports and two support centers were laid off. The layoffs started on ...

A teacher at a Christian school in Homestead taped a boy’s mouth shut during a Bible scripture reading, according to a new arrest report. Michael Alvarez, a teacher at First United Methodist Christian School, was arrested Monday on a simple battery charge in the incident, Homestead Police said. According to the arrest report, the 13-year-old boy ...

An Iowa woman accused of drunkenly punching a teen girl while on a Carnival Cruise ship that returned to Miami surrendered to face charges, authorities said. Jennifer A. Frost, 44, was booked into Miami-Dade’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Monday on an aggravated battery charge, records showed. The alleged incident happened back on ...

A man was arrested after he jumped the fence at a Catholic school in Tamarac and tried to lure a 7-year-old girl on the playground, authorities said. Yakine Amar Jones, 26, was arrested Friday on charges of luring or enticing a child under 14, criminal mischief, burglary of an occupied structure, and interference with school administration functions, ...

Four family members, including an infant, were fatally shot at two homes in Florida, authorities said Monday. The Plant City Police Department said in a statement that the victims included a grandmother, 55; her daughter, 28; and the mother’s 4-year-old and 4-month-old children. They were not identified, and the department did not provide ...

Tuesday is Cinco de Mayo, in Mexico a relatively minor holiday, but in the United States, an excuse to indulge in margaritas, cervezas or beer, guacamole and tacos. But what exactly does Cinco de Mayo celebrate? Brush up on its rich history and modern traditions below. Is Cinco de Mayo the same as Mexico’s independence day? Cinco de Mayo is ...

Homeland Security immigration leaders disagreed sovehemently over how to accomplish President Donald Trumps goal of deporting 1 million people during his first year back in office that during a meeting over the issue, handlers had to clear the room to defuse tensions, two DHS officials familiar with the meeting told NBC News. At the center of the ...

A U.S. Secret Service officer has been put on administrative leave after a woman said he followed her to her hotel room and started masturbating by her room, according to an arrest report. John Andrew Spillman, 33, was booked into Miami-Dade jail early Monday morning on a charge of indecent exposure, according to jail records. An arrest report ...

The Iran war risked reigniting after the U.S. tried to force open the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, though a ceasefire seemed to be holding Tuesday even after the United Arab Emirates said Iran fired missiles and drones at it. It is unclear what will follow after an American attempt to end Irans stranglehold on the strait by creating an ...

A house fire in Hollywood collapsed a roof and spread to a neighboring backyard as crews worked to get it under control early Tuesday, according to officials. Hollywood Fire Rescue responded to the blaze in the 6700 block of Harding Street at around 3:36 a.m. Firefighters found heavy flames coming from the roof, windows and doors, Chief Jeff Levy ...

A family vacation that was supposed to be unforgettable turned into a painful lesson Santiago Machado gives anyone who will listen. I don’t want any other person to get into these kinds of things,” he said. If we can make the difference with this interview, I think it’s going to be good.” Santiago said he paid around $6,000 for what he ...

With Spirit Airlines’ shutdown, tens of thousands of people are now searching for a new job, including former employees in South Florida and one local bishop is helping those in need. During Sunday service, Bishop Henry Fernandez, the founder of The Faith Center in Sunrise, opened his heart to bless members of his congregation who lost their jobs with ...

The theme of this year’s Met Gala is ‘Costume Art‘, which pairs art objects with garments to highlight the connection between fashion and art through the centuries. The dress code ‘Fashion is Art’ invites guests to “express their own relationship to fashion as an embodied art form and celebrate the countless depictions of the dressed body ...

One person was shot by an uniformed officer and a young bystander was injured during an exchange of gunfire near the National Mall on Monday afternoon, according to the Secret Service, NBC Washington reports. The shooting happened at 15th Street SW and Independence Avenue, near the Washington Monument. Witnesses reported hearing at least five ...

A teacher at a Christian school in Homestead was arrested after he allegedly taped a child’s mouth shut, police said. Michael Alvarez, a teacher at First United Methodist Christian School, was charged with simple battery, Homestead Police said. Officers had responded to the school on Monday for a reported battery and met with the parents of a ...

The fallout continues after Spirit Airlines announced it is going out of business, sending shockwaves not only through the airline industry but also across South Florida communities that had come to rely on its economic footprint. Just two years ago, the airline celebrated a major milestone: opening a new global headquarters in Dania Beach. Now, that ...